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Leszek I the White

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Image:Leszek Bialy.jpg right|thumb|150px|Leszek I the White. Drawing by [[Jan Matejko.]] '''Leszek I the White''' (Polish language Polish: '''''Leszek Biały'''''; 1186? - 1227) was Prince of Sandomierz and (from 1202 or 1206) of Kraków. In 1205 he defeated the Ruthenia Ruthenian army of Prince Roman the Great at the Battle of Zawichost in Lesser Poland (''Małopolska''). In 1227, during a diet of Polish barons at Gąsawa, he was assassinated (probably on orders from Duke Świętopełk II of Pomerania).

trivia
Image:Leszek I the White .jpg 266px|Monument to Leszek I the White in [[Gąsawa.]] According to the article on "mead," Leszek once explained to the Pope that Poland Polish knights could not participate in the Crusades because there was no mead to be had in Palestine (region) Palestine.

See also
* History of Poland (966-1385) * http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leszek_Bia%C5%82y Leszek Biały in the Polish-language Image:The death of Leszek the White.jpg thumb|300px|''Death of Leszek the White'', by [[Jan Matejko, 1880, oil on canvas, National Museum, Gdańsk.]] {{Poland-noble-stub}} {{Euro-royal-stub}} {{Monarchs of Poland}} Category:1227 deaths Category:Dukes of Masovia Category:Polish monarchs de:Leszek I. (Polen) fr:Lech le Blanc lv:Lešeks I ja:レシェック1世 pl:Leszek Biały